(BROOKLYN, NY) -- Punk rock princess and founder of the BurningAngel.com empire, Joanna Angel is urging her friends and fans to join her in supporting dear friend Nick Youssef who is participating in the 2013 AIDS Life Cycle Ride.

The AIDS Life Cycle Ride is a 7 day, 545 mile bike ride from San Francisco down to Los Angeles that benefits the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.

"A big thank you to Joanna and BurningAngel for donating to the AIDS Life Cycle Ride," says Nick Youssef. "BurningAngel will forever be my one stop shop for punk rock porn stars with hearts of gold."

In response, Joanna says, "I have so much respect and admiration for Nick Youssef. It is truly rare to find someone who will exert this much physical energy into something purely selfless. We fully support his endeavor and we encourage others to donate whatever they can."

Pushing the envelope, the BurningAngel Empire is a refreshingly unique web cocktail of sex, rock n' roll and pop culture. BurningAngel.com launched in 2002 with a few sets of photos and a band interview, conceived by two amateur college kids from Rutgers, Joanna Angel and Mitch Fontaine. Since its launch, it has exploded into a fierce indie company that has pioneered a new species of erotica known as "alt porn," with eight separate websites and hundreds of DVDs to its credit. The company is revered for popularizing alternative style girls, and prides itself on delivering hardcore adult content alongside band interviews, record reviews, and a community with its own social networking.

As both the star of many of BurningAngel's movies and the company's spokesperson and owner, Joanna Angel has stormed both mainstream and adult media. She's appeared in every major adult magazine (Club, Hustler, Picture Magazine, Adam Film World and Xtreme, to name a few) and has been featured in many tattoo magazines as well (some include Prick, Taboo, Inked and Savage). She has been featured on Fox News, Playboy TV, Fuse TV, G4 TV, KROQ Radio, as a regular on the Jason Ellis show on Sirius Radio, as a guest on the 2008 series premiere of TLC's LA Ink, and in a speaking role on Adult Swim's "Children's Hospital."

Angel has also appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, the Village Voice, the New York press, Esquire UK, Details and Penthouse, among others. Heeb Magazine featured Joanna as its cover girl, naming her one of the Top 100 Up-and-Coming Jews in 2005, and the New York Post featured her as one of the Top 25 Sexiest New Yorkers in 2006.

BurningAngel has brought home several awards from all the major adult shows, from AVN to XBIZ; from XRCO to YNOT. Some of its accolades include Best Porn Star Website, Best Web Premiere and Best Sex Comedy. From a college dorm room to national television, BurningAngel has made a mark in entertainment, and it's only just beginning.

For more information please visit: www.burningangel.com and www.JoannaAngel.com

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